Chapter Eighty-Five: No Kindness Is Repaid
Han Baohu saluted Yang Guang and said in a deep voice, "Thank you, Your Royal Highness King Jin." ”
Yang Guang suddenly showed a hint of a smile: "Ben Shuai came to Jiankang in advance today, just to stabilize the hearts of the people of the Southern Dynasty as soon as possible, have the five traitorous ministers of Shi Wenqing and Shen Keqing been escorted to Zhuque Hang to behead the public?" ”
Han Baohu nodded: "Exactly." ”
Yang Guang said: "After all, this is the capital of Nan Chen, these five traitors have been operating here for many years, and there are many dead soldiers, I heard that there were thieves who tried to protect Shi Wenqing to escape last night, so the action of killing them was careless, if the people of the Southern Dynasty robbed the law field, then the heavenly power of my Great Sui will be gone, and the unstable elements with different aspirations in Nan Chen will also see hope." General Han, for the matter of supervising the beheading, I would like to trouble you to run away. ”
Han Baohu nodded: "I am glad to do it." So he rose from the ground and walked out with his head held high.
Wang Huaqiang had been standing at the door, and he wanted to go out with Han Baohu, but he heard Yang Guang's cold voice sound: "That Wang joined the army, please don't rush to leave now." Ben Shuai has something to ask you in a moment. ”
Wang Huaqiang was dumbfounded all of a sudden, before today, he dreamed that Yang Guang would remember him, and it was an honor to even say a word to him, but now, after he became Gao Xi's knife and beheaded Zhang Lihua, who was secretly ordered by Yang Guang personally, he wished that he could find a hole in the ground to bury himself, and never let Yang Guang see it.
But now that Yang Guang has found himself, it is obvious that this matter has been unavoidable, thinking of Yang Guang just now saying a few things about Han Baohu in one breath, obviously he has eyeliner in the Xiaoguo Army.
So Wang Huaqiang could only say yes and bowed his head and stepped aside.
Yang Guang turned to Gao Xi, his expression became gloomy and terrifying, even his hair was about to stand up, and his handsome face became terrifying, Gao Xi bowed his head and stood to the side, under his humble appearance, there was a faint momentum that did not give in.
Yang Guang waved his hand: "Except for Wang Joining, everyone retreats, there is no need to leave people at the entrance of the main hall, everyone retreats to the bottom of the steps." ”
The people in the hall were all frightened by this tense momentum, and when they heard Yang Guang say this, they all hurriedly saluted and left, leaving only Wang Huaqiang there, crying bitterly in their hearts.
Yang Guang waited until everyone had withdrawn, sneered twice, and said through gritted teeth: "Gao Servant, you are so majestic and magnificent, this king will give you face, let your son come and inform you secretly, you go and openly make this king's order public, is this a public slap in the face of this king?" ”
Gao Xi raised his head and said calmly: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin, Zhang Lihua can't stay, we have discussed this issue long before crossing the river, Weichen is the courtier of the Great Sui, and we must consider the Jiangshan Sheji of the Great Sui, there is Jiang Ziya masked and beheaded Da Da in ancient times, Gao Xi is not talented, and he is also willing to follow the sages one or two, and I have already ordered that Zhang Lihua be beheaded in the name of His Royal Highness the King of Jin, so that Nan Chen Zimin will only be grateful to His Royal Highness." ”
Yang Guang laughed instead of anger, his voice was full of anger: "Hahaha, good, good, good." First disclosed my secret order in front of my Sui army soldiers, so that everyone thought that I was greedy for beauty, and then beheaded their concubine Niangniang in front of Nan Chen in my name, so that Nan Chen people hated me to the bone, and shot high, you said that you are showing me a favor? ”
Gao Xi Zhengse nodded: "Yes, that's what Weichen thinks." ”
A terrifying look appeared on Yang Guang's face, and he said coldly: "Lord Gao, as the saying goes, a gentleman should repay his kindness without kindness, if he has the opportunity one day, I, Yang Guang, will definitely repay you for today's great kindness." ”
After saying this, Yang Guang flicked his sleeves and turned away angrily, not even bothering to talk to Wang Huaqiang.
After Wang Huaqiang waited for Yang Guang to go out, he was also ready to sneak out, Gao Xi and Yang Guang had a frontal fight, maybe they would be angry with themselves, it was better to be alone at this time, of course, he couldn't get too close to Yang Guang, he forgot about himself just now, it doesn't mean that he won't remember it afterwards.
As soon as Wang Huaqiang took a step, he heard Gao Xi say coldly: "Wang joined the army, I didn't let you go, and I still have some questions to ask you." ”
Wang Huaqiang sighed in his heart, turned around and saluted Gao Xi, and said, "What does Gao Changshi command, but please say it directly." ”
Gao Xi's eyes were as cold as electricity, but unlike the few generals Wang Huaqiang had seen before, his eyes were full of awe-inspiring righteousness, which made Wang Huaqiang's heart feel weak for a while, only to hear Gao Xi ask in a deep voice: "Wang joins the army, I don't know anything, you obviously took over the command of Yuan Ming on the battlefield, why are you willing to give him this credit?" ”
Wang Huaqiang raised his head, his face full of surprise: "What the last general said just now is true, General Yuan is the first hero of that battle, how can the last general let the merit say?" ”
Gao Xi said coldly: "Wang joins the army, are you really an old man who is deaf and blind?" You took over the command of the defeated army and stabilized the battle situation, which was witnessed by thousands of people, and the old man didn't directly pierce it just now, just to ask you what your plan is. Even now, are you still refusing to tell the truth? ”
Wang Huaqiang gritted his teeth, he knew that Gao Xi had many eyes and ears in the army, and the things he commanded yesterday could not be denied, but since he already knew the facts, he still had to ask his own reasons, obviously not ready to ask about his own crimes, so Wang Huaqiang said: "General Yuan has followed General He for many years, and it should be his turn to make meritorious contributions in this battle, and the last general is still young, and there will be opportunities in the future, so this time, the last general is willing to become a full general." ”
Gao Xi remained motionless, looked directly into Wang Huaqiang's eyes, as if he wanted to see through his heart, and asked in a deep voice: "Is it your own idea, or is it General He Ruobihe's order?" ”
Wang Huaqiang said loudly: "This matter is the last general's own opinion, when the last general was in the big battlefield, in the face of this big war that can be recorded in history, I can't help but be moved, General He gave me a chance to observe and learn, when the battle situation was critical, I was sent by General He to cover the retreat of the general, when the general was ready to take his own soldiers to assault the enemy formation, I was afraid that he would make a mistake, so he panicked and said that General He called him back, and he took over the command. ”
Gao Xi nodded: "This is the member I know." Wang joins the army, you are not afraid of losing your head if you fake military orders and seize command without permission? ”
Wang Huaqiang raised his head and said loudly: "The husband in order to make meritorious contributions, life and death have long been put aside, the situation was critical, General Yuan obviously could not lead the front army out of the predicament, so the last general is not talented, dare to try, if it is not successful, the last general will also die on the battlefield, in order to wash away the blame, fortunately, according to General He's instructions, the last general succeeded by luck and survived until the arrival of reinforcements." ”
Gao Xi's stern face suddenly showed a smile: "Wang joined the army, I also know that you later led the troops to defeat Kong Fan's department, you are really the first in this battle, you said that you didn't have time to think about these things on the battlefield, but why did you give up the credit that belonged to you after the war?" ”
Wang Huaqiang sighed and said faintly: "Before I met General He, the last general was just a pure soldier, and because of this, I didn't feel that it was a great sin to stay in General He's army to participate in the big war after helping General Han pass the order.
But after the fact, the last general knew how fierce the struggle between these two generals was, if I fought for merit with General He and robbed General Yuan's credit, not only would General He not allow me, but General Han would not allow me, and offended two generals at the same time, would I still have a way to live?
Besides, the two generals are competing for merit, if I also follow the arch fire at this time, it will only make their anger burn more and more, Gao Changshi, although the last general is not talented, he also knows that Jiangnan is initially determined, and people's hearts are unstable. ”
Wang Huaqiang knew that Gao Xi was a loyal minister who was dedicated to the country, and it was always no harm to try to be loyal, so he said a big truth, but he didn't say a word about Wang Shijihe's private transaction with Han Baohu.
Gao Xi nodded with satisfaction: "It's hard for you to be young, but you can think of worrying about the country." I won't care about you about this violation of the command, and I won't report your credit in the first battle of Jiang Shan. But if you lead your troops to cross at night, and you give advice on these things, I can still ask for credit for you. Wang Huaqiang, Nan Chen has been flattened, are you interested in going to the north to do something? ”